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United States Department of Defense
Agency overview
Preceding agency	Department of War
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the  United States
Headquarters	The Pentagon, Arlington Co., Virginia 38°52′15.56″N 77°3′21.46″W / 38.8709889°N 77.0559611°W / 38.8709889; -77.0559611
Employees	700,000 civilian 1,418,542 military 1.1million reserve [1] (2009)
Annual budget	US$637 billion (2009)[2] US$664 billion (est. 2010)[3] US$525 billion (est. 2011)
Agency executives	Robert M. Gates, Secretary William J. Lynn III, Deputy Secretary
Website
defense.gov

The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and functions of the DOD are set forth in Title 10 of the United States Code.

The DOD is the major tenant of The Pentagon building near Washington, D.C., and has three major components -- the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Among the many DOD agencies are the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The department also operates several joint service schools, including the National War College.

See also

• United States Department of War

Notes

1. ↑ Department of Defense (PDF). Retrieved on 2010-10-15.
2. ↑ Budget of the US Government, FY 2011 (PDF). Retrieved on 2010-10-15.
3. ↑ Defense.gov